New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-14
THE DRESSED. BEEF WAR ENDED
GRAND TRUNK ACCEPTS ARBITRATION.
ENDAYs' NOTICE GIVEN OF AN ADVANCE OF o'EH
100 PERCENT IN RATES.

Ten DAYS NOTICE GIVEN OF An hD' hsN"i VI - '
100 PER CENT IN RATES.
The conference yesterday at Commissioner fihk ,
office between the American roads and inc 'rahh
Trunk OF Canada resulted a, had been expected IN all
amicabe arrangement 1t Is believed tha' IL VIII IN
sure a future satisfactory working loseihcf Oh INC
American and foreign roads based ON the principe Oh
arbitration but requiring cooperation In any iuture
change Of agreed rates only Presidents Dccw Oh tho
Now York Central and Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania
were present for the trunk lines but the other truhk
lines were represented by high officers possessing in
authority Joseph IIicksOn, general manager OF tho
Grand Trunk was present and General Manager W. D.
sucer and Traffic Manager George h. Lccvc appeared
for the Chicago and Grand Trunk Tho Ichra ira"o
Association sent Presidents John Ncwa, of the Lake
shore; Henry Il. Lcdyad of the Michigan Central; NJ
f. ingalls,, Of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis 81 LOUIS
and Chicago and {. ". Caldwell, of the Nickel ilalo
roads commissioners Fink, OF tho Trans l1no AsSo
cation and Blanchard of the Central Tradic Assocla
tlOn were present.
There was thorough discussion OF tho question OF
dlnerentlal rates. The Grand Trunk about month
40 after repeated presentation OF It's claim to lower
rate dressed meats out Of Chicago than was enjoyed
Iy the American lines began series Of reductions oi
rates this raic independently of tho action oil IT'S
connections II would agree to arbitration only alter
il had demonstrated the need Of its having dihcrcn-
ta rate vi 10 per OF the general raic by olcr-
atIng under that diifcrcntia for month"; but the
American road, refused To allow this prNIeee, ana
nmmls ,iun.r Fink VdS authorized 10 Issue minimum
taIs for the associated lines based o. the G. anu unb
,lc,. Tho result cut - the Canadian roa'. to
~ cents per 100 pounds on dressed beef, winch was
followed doom by tho Nandfrbili lhr'' tho o'hrr
American roads stopping AZ 81 aud 10 cchS-lho lOf,
ner being Erie's Then the Grand Irdnh ceased
cutting and nrgOtia were USun tor settlement
m needing yesterday fuzzy cst lshed the pr nrpie
Of luu acton making tariffs and arbitration Ia case
~ iii .pncs II agreed that hereafter rates should
be determined jointly on the pat OF fb1 trWnh INES
ly tomml-s rink and On the part oi the 'cnral
Traffic ts,o, afiun by commissioner blanchard The
Grand Trunk Wa, not conc drd the enjoyment OF "A
Il fIrrcntia rate but that &, what v m logically result
from the conference. Another meeting al fhe Eastern
and Western presidents with the representatives. of the
Grand Trunk stem VIII he hrd to-day IN the object
II agreeing II ro,>hc upon the rates necessary 10 Sc
cure the Grand IruIk rs fair share of the total vol
mo Of dressed beet traffic. II agreed that II the
qucso could no' then be- settle II should so To Com
missioner. Fihh aud hlln, hard TO- lbitraii n
N"anv hllc the mectin. voted To give t1' ten DAYS
notice required by tn law fOr advanc" I'm dressed
and Two stock rates ~ the basis ~ - cents per
90 mounds from Chicago To New York dressed beef
nd 30 cents PEI 100 pound, on live cattle This is
cqniva lcnt 10 advance In the arf Of 100 Per